Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	11.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '24 at 14:49
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Memory 93.5 1-Core 90.3 2-Core 177 72% 120 Pts	4-Core 284 8-Core 297 38% 291 Pts	64-Core 297 18% 297 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6850 31,600 User benchmarks, average bench 12% PwrHis(1787 2304) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Lighting 16 Reflection 18.4 Parallax 14.2 13% 16.2 fps	MRender 12.5 Gravity 11.6 Splatting 10.2 9% 11.4 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 13%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 538GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 74 105 52 110 118 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 138 Write 135 Mixed 101 SusWrite 89.9 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.4 124% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 85%
Seagate ST3250824AS 250GB-$148 4,794 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 12GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 102 Write 15.2 Mixed 33.9 SusWrite 36.9 35% 47 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 37%
ST310005 20AS 1TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 270GB free, PID 1019 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 26 26 26 27 27 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 54.3 Write 26.3 Mixed 23.6 SusWrite 26.4 40% 32.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.7 41% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 8GB 1,020 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 19.2 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 17.6 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	58	60	27"	1280 720	ACI27A8 ASUS MG278

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Typical Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 777 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	344x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	119x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	50x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	56x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	54x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	20x

RAM
Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 52%, 16,472 samples	14x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	12x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	12x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $463

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16